The obese without cardiometabolic risk factor clustering and the normal weight with cardiometabolic risk factor clustering: prevalence and correlates of 2 phenotypes among the US population (NHANES 1999-2004)

..As associations between endogenous sex hormones and the vasculature are not well characterized, the objective was to examine the cross-sectional associations of menopausal status and endogenous sex hormones with vascular characteristics...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate trends in BMI and the prevalence of overweight (BMI > or = 25 kg/m(2)) and obesity (BMI > or = 30 kg/m(2)) between 1991 and 1999-2000 among Chinese adults...

The obese without cardiometabolic risk factor clustering and the normal weight with cardiometabolic risk factor clustering: prevalence and correlates of 2 phenotypes among the US population (NHANES 1999-2004)

..The epidemiology of the healthy obese phenotype is presented, including associated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and potential biologic mechanisms which may give rise to the phenotype are discussed...

..Although low levels of adiponectin are associated with coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease risk factors, it is unclear whether adiponectin levels are related to the risk of developing ischemic stroke...

Cardiovascular risk factor variation within a Hispanic cohort: SWAN, the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

Andy MenkeDepartment of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USAAm J Cardiol 98:1226-30. 2006

..In conclusion, subjects with a low-normal ABI or with borderline PAD need screening for CVD risk factors, and interventions may be appropriate to prevent cardiovascular events...

Trends in blood pressure among children and adolescents

Paul MuntnerDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USAJAMA 291:2107-13. 2004

..The prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents increased between 1988 and 2000. The change in blood pressure among children and adolescents over that time and the role of overweight is unknown...

Rachel P WildmanDepartment of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, USAAm J Clin Nutr 80:1129-36. 2004

..Recent data suggest that current overweight and central adiposity guidelines based on Western populations are not appropriate for Asian populations. The published data among Chinese are insufficient to address this issue...

Association between inflammation and insulin resistance in U.S. nondiabetic adults: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

..These findings indicate that elevated levels of inflammatory markers are positively and independently associated with insulin resistance. Further studies should examine the potential causal effect of inflammation on insulin resistance...

Obesity is associated with larger arterial diameters in Caucasian and African-American young adults

Rachel P WildmanDepartment of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USADiabetes Care 27:2997-9. 2004

..Women at mid-life should continue to be targeted for weight interventions to reduce their risk for more serious cardiovascular complications...

Sex-hormone-binding globulin and the free androgen index are related to cardiovascular risk factors in multiethnic premenopausal and perimenopausal women enrolled in the Study of Women Across the Nation (SWAN)

..Therefore, we assessed overall, work-related, and leisure-time physical activity in a representative sample of Chinese adults, aged 35 to 74 years, using data from the International Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia...

Relation of inflammation to peripheral arterial disease in the national health and nutrition examination survey, 1999-2002

..26 (95% CI 1.69 to 6.28) for current smokers versus 0.83 (95% CI 0.51 to 1.35) for never smokers (p interaction=0.006). In conclusion, in the general United States adult population, inflammation is independently associated with PAD...

Prevalence of decreased kidney function in Chinese adults aged 35 to 74 years

..Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health burden in Western countries but little is known about its impact in developing countries. We estimated the prevalence and absolute burden of CKD in the general adult population in China...

..In Western populations, waist circumference (WC) is more predictive of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk than is body mass index (BMI). It is unclear whether the same is true in Asian populations...

Trends in the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of cardiovascular disease risk factors among noninstitutionalized patients with a history of myocardial infarction and stroke

Paul MuntnerDepartment of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USAAm J Epidemiol 163:913-20. 2006

..20). The number of US myocardial infarction and stroke survivors increased between 1988-1994 and 1999-2002, and substantial improvements occurred in the awareness, treatment, and control of high LDL cholesterol in this population...

Lipoprotein levels are associated with incident hypertension in older adults

..To determine the relationship between baseline measures of serum lipoproteins and incident hypertension in older adults...

Alcohol consumption and risk for stroke among Chinese men

Lydia A BazzanoDepartment of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112 2715, USAAnn Neurol 62:569-78. 2007

..Stroke is a leading cause of death and long-term disability in China. The objective of this study was to examine the relation between alcohol consumption and risk for stroke among Chinese men...

Measures of obesity are associated with vascular stiffness in young and older adults

Rachel P WildmanDepartment of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USAHypertension 42:468-73. 2003

..The strength of the association, the early age at which it appears, and the prevalence of obesity among the young warn of substantially increased cardiovascular disease incidence as this cohort ages...